Ostensibly a blog about my novel in progress, but I'm bound to digress!

Sunday, 28 December 2008

28.12.08 Synopsis

Struggling today. I managed to get to the end of my novel, Yay!!! But now I'm trying to write my synopsis. It seems such an enormous task, summarizing 414,000 words into a few pages.

I've started with a framework of chapters and scene headings and then I'm filling in a few lines about each scene. Yes, I know it would have been so much easier if I'd done this at the start, but please bear in mind I started this about three years ago and I've learned an awful lot since then! not least a bit about planning.

It would also have been a bit easier if I'd picked a smaller canvas - the Wars of the Roses is massive -and I'm only writing about 1469-1471! Still that gives me a lot of scope for a sequel - and a prequel too!!! Actually I think that's part of the problem; because I've made it to the end, part of my brain has decided it wants to think about the next book (I blame Will Hastings), so focusing back at the beginning again is proving really difficult. I'll let you know how I get on!

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About Me

A BRAG medallion™ Honoree.
Recently published my second novel 'A Rose of England'- available now from Amazon. This is the sequel to 'The Colour of Treason' which was published in 2011 and was awarded a BRAG medallion™. I am also working on an action adventure series also set in the fifteenth century. Member of The Frivolous Quill writing group. Member of Towton Battlefield Society and the Frei Compagnie. Member of Richard III Society.